Happy

This is very much about who you are. Be specific and go into detail. In order to feel satisfied physically I need______(anything that you feel is important to your physical body and material needs)

In order to feel satisfied emotionally I need_________(how do you need to be, who is with you, how and what do you communicate with each other?)

What are your spiritual needs? Who do you need to be with and where do you need to be in order to feel a spiritual connection? What is life about on a spiritual level? Add this to 'My Spirituality' if you feel like it.

Good ones to add to 'Who I am' and 'Who I want to become'

How does feeling this way impact/affect your life

Describe your actions and the situation you were in when you first felt the emotion?

If this is a feeling that is not pleasant, how would you like to feel ideally? State the feeling and what it means to you.

After knowing how you'd like to feel ideally, describe the environment, what you're doing, who you're with, what you have around you

What are the pros and cons of your present situation. There are pros and cons to everything, if only for the experience or to learn patience, empathy etc.

What is the least you are willing to do to feel closer to where you want to be?

How can you get to where you want to be from where you are now?

What would it take to be sure of yourself and your decision to change things for the better?

On a scale of 1-10 (10 being death) where would you rate this experience? How bad can that be? Explain

What are the facts? Be as objective as possible, try to see the situation from the standpoint of an observer. Who's involved, what's at stake?

Why do you have to experience this situation or emotion? Even though it may be difficult, find possible reasons, benefits, lessons, life change opportunities etc.

What role did you play in your present situation?

Is there something you're holding on to, a habit, belief, tradition etc. Are you secretly defending someone else's beliefs?

What's the payoff? What do you get out of this situation. You wouldn't be there if it didn't give you something to be there. Even if you think you're helping somebody, there's something in it for you. What is it?

Be aware of your intentions to help others. Are you doing something because you think you know what's best or are you allowing the person to choose their own experience?

There is no right or wrong, only that which brings you closer to who you want to become. How does this situation brings you closer to where you want to eventually be? (even if it appears negative)

In order to better understand who we are and what we want in our lives, we have to appreciate what we don't want. Through your present experience, how have you discovered what you don't want and what is it that you do want?

What is between you and where you want to be?

How do you feel about yourself with respect to this situation?

If you had two months to live and nothing to lose, how would you deal with your present situation and why?

If you had a million dollars, what would you do? (be aware of how the money/possessions make you feel)

Assume that you know everything, you're the wise old person on the mountain. How would you advise someone in your situation?

What choice would you make if you couldn't fail?

If a genie could grant you three wishes, what would they be?

Why do you need a genie?

What other questions can you come up with in order to process and better understand your feelings? In other words, what answers are you looking for? Keep these questions in mind or on paper so that you can use them in other situations.